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The CPSIA: One (Difficult) Year Later

Boston partner Jonathan Handler makes the argument that although the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 might have been well intentioned, its implementation has been a logistical nightmare. According to the Boston attorneys, that's because it does not provide the Consumer Product Safety Commission with the resources to enforce the law. Nor does it give sufficient forethought to its implications for affected businesses.

The article, which is part one of a two-part article, can be viewed at Law Journal Newsletters (subscription required).

Keith Bensten authored a case note, "The First Circuit's Lessons on the Implied Warranty of Merchantability, Foreseeability, and the Critical Differences Between Contract and Tort Claims," published in the Fall 2019 issue of the Federal Bar Association Massachusetts Chapter newsletter.

Miami-based partner Mark Romance was quoted in an article, "Civil Theft Claims Not Barred by Economic Loss Rule," which appeared in Litigation News, a publication of the American Bar Association, Section of Litigation.